CORRUPTED PROMISES - Sherelle Green
Maverick Dynasty (Book #3)
Coffee'd Pink Creative
BUY
Cheryl McNeil (A)
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
REVIEW: CORRUPTED PROMISES is Book #3 of The Maverick Dynasty Series and USA Today bestselling author Sherelle Green has written a story that I wasn’t expecting.
Journee Ellis finally realizes her dream of owning a night club after she moves back from Trinidad and Tobago. She moved there when her younger brother, Ju Ju, married someone from the area. While there, she dated her sister-in-law’s cousin, Tolo, who was involved in organized crime. While at her club, The Luxe Key, she thinks about her failed relationships being her fault. Little does she know that someone from her past had a lot to do with it.
Stori Maverick… where do I start? I didn’t have one of Sherelle Greens hero’s being crazy on my “bingo card”, but here we are. The opening scene gives us all the evidence we need. Journee teased and bullied Stori in high school because he was a geek. Stori as a teen with a crush, grew into Stori as an obsessed and fixated man on his “hellcat”.
As the story progresses, Journee finds her family in trouble due to issues her brother has with her ex, Tolo, or so she thinks. Her best friends, Honey and Storm Maverick, suggest that the Maverick family will keep her safe. They both know Stori is obsessed with her and refer to him as ‘unhinged’. Journee regrets how she treated him in school, and he barely speaks when she is around. He creeps her out, but she is also intrigued. Stori agrees to help but has demands. While the pair are in close proximity, Journee starts to want Stori in ways she doesn’t expect. She notices how his glasses, which used to be too big for his face, now fit perfectly. She’s attracted to how his eyes are the prettiest shade of brown. The reader finds out just how deep Stori’s obsession is and how far he is willing to go to reveal to his hellcat who she really is.
I was surprised by what Stori reveals to Journee and how interwoven he is in her life. Each time I thought it couldn’t get any weirder, something else is revealed. Ms. Green continues to push boundaries. On one hand I was “clutching” my proverbial pearls, and on the other I had to give it to Ms. Green for creating a story that had me intrigued to learn more about Stori Maverick and his world. I also enjoyed how Ms. Green used intro phrases for each chapter, and how those phrases were the building blocks to the climax of the story! There are brief updates on the Maverick family as well. Overall, CORRUPTED PROMISES included all the elements of a great story.
20th October 2025 | romcol@caribsurf.com
Journee Ellis finally realizes her dream of owning a night club after she moves back from Trinidad and Tobago. She moved there when her younger brother, Ju Ju, married someone from the area. While there, she dated her sister-in-law’s cousin, Tolo, who was involved in organized crime. While at her club, The Luxe Key, she thinks about her failed relationships being her fault. Little does she know that someone from her past had a lot to do with it.
Stori Maverick… where do I start? I didn’t have one of Sherelle Greens hero’s being crazy on my “bingo card”, but here we are. The opening scene gives us all the evidence we need. Journee teased and bullied Stori in high school because he was a geek. Stori as a teen with a crush, grew into Stori as an obsessed and fixated man on his “hellcat”.
As the story progresses, Journee finds her family in trouble due to issues her brother has with her ex, Tolo, or so she thinks. Her best friends, Honey and Storm Maverick, suggest that the Maverick family will keep her safe. They both know Stori is obsessed with her and refer to him as ‘unhinged’. Journee regrets how she treated him in school, and he barely speaks when she is around. He creeps her out, but she is also intrigued. Stori agrees to help but has demands. While the pair are in close proximity, Journee starts to want Stori in ways she doesn’t expect. She notices how his glasses, which used to be too big for his face, now fit perfectly. She’s attracted to how his eyes are the prettiest shade of brown. The reader finds out just how deep Stori’s obsession is and how far he is willing to go to reveal to his hellcat who she really is.
I was surprised by what Stori reveals to Journee and how interwoven he is in her life. Each time I thought it couldn’t get any weirder, something else is revealed. Ms. Green continues to push boundaries. On one hand I was “clutching” my proverbial pearls, and on the other I had to give it to Ms. Green for creating a story that had me intrigued to learn more about Stori Maverick and his world. I also enjoyed how Ms. Green used intro phrases for each chapter, and how those phrases were the building blocks to the climax of the story! There are brief updates on the Maverick family as well. Overall, CORRUPTED PROMISES included all the elements of a great story.
20th October 2025 | romcol@caribsurf.com
